Podcasts about Cuban Five

Summary Ean Forsythe joins Andrew to discuss the history of Cuban intelligence. Ean is the Counterintelligence and Security Center Chair at the National Intelligence University.  What You'll Learn Intelligence The history and evolution of Cuban intelligence Case studies, including Ana Montes, Kendall Meyers, and the Cuban Five Counterintelligence strategies and challenges The role of Cuban intelligence during the Cold War Reflections Ideology and the power of ideas Offensive vs. defensive play  And much, much more … Resources  SURFACE SKIM *SpyCasts* Code Name Blue Wren: Cuban Spy Ana Montes with Jim Popkin (2023) The Counterintelligence Chief with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler (2023) Dealing with Russia – A Conversation with Counterintelligence Legend Jim Olson (2022) DEEPER DIVE Books Code Name Blue Wren: The True Story of America's Most Dangerous Female Spy—and the Sister She Betrayed, J. Popkin (Hanover, 2023) To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence, J. M. Olson (Georgetown University Press, 2021) United States-Cuban Relations: A Critical History, E. M. Dominguez (Lexington, 2008) Primary Sources  Report on the Convictions and Disproportionate Sentences Imposed on the Cuban Five (2014) USA: The Case of the Cuban Five (2010) Inspector General Review of Ana Montes Investigation (2005) US vs. Marta Rita Velazquez (2004) Ana Montes Statement During Trial (2001) FBI Arrests DIA Employee (2001) Selection and Training of Cuban Intelligence Agents Abroad (1964) Cuban Intelligence Information Report (1964) *Wildcard Resource* Watch Erin bake Ana Montes' famous cheesecake recipe and dive deeper into Ana's story in SPY's Declassified Desserts video!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

* David Patrick Kelly talks David Lynch, Walter Hill, James Agee, Irish Accents, and depicting folklorist John Lomax in Night Music * Castro's Spies: Director Gary Lennon on his documentary depicting the heroic undercover Cubans known as the Cuban Five infiltrating Miami 

In this July 2021 patrons-only seminar, Brian and the crew discuss the role of the CIA in media, the lies in the mainstream media, and the role of alternative media. Brian discusses the current moment in Cuba and the history of the revolution, as well as stories from the fight for the release of the Cuban Five. Check out the preview now and subscribe at patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to hear the rest! Links mentioned in the show: BreakThrough News just did a long interview with Eugene Puryear about what's going on in Ethiopia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDTmNZFaoLU Cuban President Diaz Canel's speech from July 17: www.cubadiplomatica.cu/en/articulo/s…revolutionary Carl Bernstein Rolling Stone article about journalists on CIA payroll: danwismar.com/uploads/Bernstein%…%20and%20Media.htm

Popcorn Podcast goes undercover in a special episode with the writers/directors of documentary Castro's Spies. Gary Lennon and Ollie Aslin discuss how important it was to establish an emotional connection between the audience and the group known as the Cuban Five, the challenges of selecting from such rich archival footage, what justice means to the Cuban people, and how they came to use clips from Cuban TV show In Silence It Had To Be Done to help tell the story

EPISODE #599 THE CUBAN FIVE The Cuban Five were dispatched to Florida in the early 1990s to infiltrate militant anti-Castro exile groups hatching terrorist attacks against their country. In 1998, after the Cubans had passed on to the U.S. government information their agents had uncovered about a plot to blow up an airplane filled with Cuban beach-bound tourists, the FBI arrested, not the terrorists plotting the attack, but the agents trying to stop it! Stephen Kimber is the author of What Lies Across the Water: The True Story of the Cuban Five.  Stephen is a professor of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of one novel, Reparations (Harper Collins, 2006) and nine non-fiction books.   SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!!   BetterHELP - Professional Counselling with a Licensed Therapist. You Deserve to Be Happy! Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/Conspiracy   C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60.  Buy Direct from the Source.  Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO!  More Energy!  Order now, use the code 'unlimited' to save 10% on all non-SALE items, PLUS... ALL your purchases ships for free!!! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off?  Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more.  It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber.  For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free.  Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play. To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click on Get Access to Premium Episodes

EPISODE #599 THE CUBAN FIVE The Cuban Five were dispatched to Florida in the early 1990s to infiltrate militant anti-Castro exile groups hatching terrorist attacks against their country. In 1998, after the Cubans had passed on to the U.S. government information their agents had uncovered about a plot to blow up an airplane filled with Cuban beach-bound tourists, the FBI arrested, not the terrorists plotting the attack, but the agents trying to stop it! Stephen Kimber is the author of What Lies Across the Water: The True Story of the Cuban Five.  Stephen is a professor of Journalism at the University of King's College in Halifax, is an award-winning writer, editor and broadcaster. He is the author of one novel, Reparations (Harper Collins, 2006) and nine non-fiction books.   SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!!   BetterHELP - Professional Counselling with a Licensed Therapist. You Deserve to Be Happy! Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/Conspiracy   C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60.  Buy Direct from the Source.  Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO!  More Energy!  Order now, use the code 'unlimited' to save 10% on all non-SALE items, PLUS... ALL your purchases ships for free!!! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off?  Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more.  It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber.  For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free.  Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play. To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click on Get Access to Premium Episodes

In this episode, Mike tells us about the odd shortwave radio stations that broadcast seemingly endlessly repeating, random numbers, spoken by odd, automated voices and we get to listen to some snippets from a couple of well known ones. We also talk about how awesome Christopher Lee was, How Game of Thrones and Lost failed to deliver on their promise, and whether or not snakes have eyelids… Spoiler - theeeeyyyyyy… well, just listen in and find out. Special guest appearance this episode: Our daughter! This episode's cover art Photo by https://unsplash.com/@ryanstefan?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Ryan Stefan) on https://unsplash.com/s/photos/radio-studio-numbers?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText (Unsplash) Here's a rundown of the episode: 00:37 - Hello! 01:47 - Presented Piece: Numbers Stations 16:28 - Promo - Prairieland Paranormal 17:01 - Discussion 39:31 - Thanks & Where You Can Find Us 43:28 - Fun Fact: Snakes don't have eyelids… 44:35 - Bye! Total Runtime: 45:26 LinksPromoOur promo partner this week is the https://www.prairielandparanormalpodcast.com (Prairieland Paranormal) podcast, one of our partner shows on the http://www.paranormalityradio.com/ (Paranormality Network). Go check them out! Research Linkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station) - Wikipedia on numbers stations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24910397 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24910397) - BBC: The Spooky World of the ‘Numbers Stations' https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/explaining-the-mystery-of-numbers-stations/ (https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/explaining-the-mystery-of-numbers-stations/) - War on the Rocks.com - Explaining the ‘mystery' of numbers stations https://priyom.org/number-stations (https://priyom.org/number-stations )- Priyom.org https://www.numbers-stations.com/ns/english/ (https://www.numbers-stations.com/ns/english/) - Numbers stations.com https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run (https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run) - BBC: The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run https://globalnews.ca/news/5483678/numbers-stations-alan-cross/ (https://globalnews.ca/news/5483678/numbers-stations-alan-cross/) Global news.ca - The mysterious world of ‘numbers stations' and why we should care https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/do-shortwave-numbers-stations-really-instruct-spies (https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/do-shortwave-numbers-stations-really-instruct-spies) - Radioworld - Do shortwave ‘numbers stations' really instruct spies? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad) - Wiki on one time pads https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Five (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Five) - Wiki on the Cuban 5 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Rhapsody_(numbers_station (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Rhapsody_(numbers_station)) - Wiki on the Swedish Rhapsody station http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2010/07/7887_khz_your_home_for_classic_cuban_espionage_radio.html (http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2010/07/7887_khz_your_home_for_classic_cuban_espionage_radio.html )- Slate.com - 7887 kHz, Your Home for Classic Cuban Espionage Radio https://irdial.com/conet_press_telegraph_connected.htm (https://irdial.com/conet_press_telegraph_connected.htm) - irdial.com republishes the Telegraph's article: “Is The Cold War Really Over?” Our Linkshttps://storiesofstrangeness.com/ (Website) - Sign up for email alerts, view the gallery, and other cool stuff. https://instagram.com/storiesofstrangeness (Instagram) - Where we hang out the most. https://facebook.com/storiesofstrangeness (Facebook) - We have a page and Support this podcast

"In order to justify themselves, when certain groups get together, they go far beyond their mandate. Once people start to censor, once you give them the right, you don't know where it ends. You can say 'OK, censor Nazis.' So then what do you do? You can say 'Censor Muslims' because of this. And then you can go a little further-- you can censor someone who speaks on behalf of Muslims. Then you can say Charlie Hebdo was wrong." Legendary first amendment lawyer Martin Garbus joins the podcast for a discussion of the first amendment-- what it really means, and how perhaps, in this social media dominated era, there are implications that go far beyond what previously would have been just a person yelling in the town square that is reported by the local newspaper. What happens when an inflammatory tweet goes out in the US and a day later a Mosque is shot up in New Zealand? How durable is the first amendment? Is money a freedom of expression? This conversation also includes a lengthy discussion of some of the most important cases of the past 50 years, many that Garbus has been intimately involved with-- everything from Salman Rushdie to Samuel Beckett, from the Pentagon Papers to the Cuban Five. Also covered is the Supreme Court decision on Citizens United-- and its disastrous implications for American democracy, which have been playing out just as predicted in the years since the decision. Support Talking Beats with Daniel Lelchuk on Patreon. You will contribute to continued presentation of substantive interviews with the world's most compelling people. We believe that providing a platform for individual expression, free thought, and a diverse array of views is more important now than ever. patreon.com/talkingbeats Martin Garbus has a diverse practice that consists of individuals and companies involved in politics, media, entertainment, and the arts. His courtroom skills have earned him a distinguished reputation as a trial lawyer. Mr. Garbus is experienced in every aspect of litigation and trial, from jury selection to cross-examination to summation. He has argued cases throughout the country involving constitutional, criminal, copyright, and intellectual property law. He has appeared before the United States Supreme Court, as well as trial and appellate courts throughout the United States. He has argued and written briefs that have been submitted to the United States Supreme Court; a number of which have resulted in changes in the law on a nationwide basis, including one described by Justice William Brennan as "probably the most important due process case in the Twentieth Century." An international observer in foreign elections, he was selected by President Jimmy Carter to observe and report on the elections in Venezuela and Nicaragua. Mr. Garbus also participated in drafting several constitutions and foreign laws, including the Czechoslovak constitution. He also has been involved in prisoner exchange negotiations between governments. He is the author of six books and over 30 articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times. Mr. Garbus is featured in Shouting Fire, an award-winning documentary film about his life and career. He received the Fulbright Award for his work on International Human Rights in 2010. In 2014, University College Dublin's' Literary and Historical Society honored Mr. Garbus with the James Joyce Award for Excellence in Law, which is also the same year Trinity College awarded him for his human rights and free speech work.

His courtroom skills and legal brilliance have earned him a reputation that few lawyers ever attain, that of a legendary trial lawyer. In his new book, Martin Garbus gives the reader a behind the scenes fascinating look at one of his most high-profile cases…defending five Cuban men charged in connection with the 1996 downing of two planes over Havana. On Sunday, Alan Gurvey and SiriusXM personality Ben Meiselas interviewed Garbus to discuss his dramatic memoir,  "North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five," and his storied career appearing before the Supreme Court and defending notable historical figures like Cesar Chavez, Nelson Mandela and more. Don't miss Gurvey's Law live on Sundays, at 5 p.m. on KABC-AM 790 TalkRadio, and streaming live at kabc.com!

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with René González, a member of the Cuban Five whose real life experience inspired the recent Netflix film "The Wasp Network". They discuss his reaction to the film as well as what it was like for him to work as a Cuban agent in the 1990s monitoring right-wing terrorist networks in Miami. Anya also asks González about current US-Cuba relations.

Leslie Sue Cagan was born in 1947 to a Jewish couple in the Bronx, New York. Her grandmother, a seamstress, was a founding member of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, which was known for its far-left politics. In 1964 Cagan enrolled at New York University (NYU), where she joined an activist group in solidarity with SNCC [Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee] and SDS [Students for a Democratic Society]. In 1966 she became involved in the antiwar movement. Next, Cagan started to explore a number of additional activist causes—specifically, the anti-nuclear, LGBT rights, and feminist movements, which took her around the world, from Cuba to Bulgaria. In 2000, Cagan served as a member of the Pacifica Foundation’s board of directors. In 2001 she was elected chair of the Foundation’s interim board of directors. And in 2002 she became co-chair of the newly formed anti-war coalition United For Peace and Justice (UFPJ), a post she would hold until 2008. In 2004 Cagan co-founded — along with Global Exchange founder Medea Benjamin — the organization Iraq Occupation Watch, whose mission was to encourage widespread desertion by 'conscientious objectors' in the U.S. military. In 2011 Cagan was the coordinator of The Audacity of Hope, an American boat (named after Barack Obama‘s 2006 memoir) that was scheduled to participate in a Free Gaza Movement flotilla in late June of that year. Cagan is a member of the New York Committee to Free the Cuban Five, a group of individuals convicted in 2001 by a U.S. jury for their participation in a brutal Castro spy ring and now serving time in American prisons. Both Leslie and Vince are members of the 'Collective No. 20' writing project. Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PARCMEDIA Follow Us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vince_EmanueleFollow Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1713FranklinSt/Follow Us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parcmedia/?... #PARCMedia is a news and media project founded by two USMC veterans, Sergio Kochergin & Vince Emanuele. They give a working-class take on issues surrounding politics, ecology, community organizing, war, culture, and philosophy.

In his most recent book, North of Havana, legendary trial lawyer Martin Garbus recounts one of his most high-profile cases: the Cuban Five. In this episode of Brennan Center Live, Garbus talks to Victoria Bassetti about what this case can teach us about the U.S. justice system, American politics, and U.S.-Cuba relations.

In his most recent book, North of Havana, legendary trial lawyer Martin Garbus recounts one of his most high-profile cases: the Cuban Five. In this episode of Brennan Center Live, Garbus talks to Victoria Bassetti about what this case can teach us about the U.S. justice system, American politics, and U.S.-Cuba relations.

On Monday night, US President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the White House's Rose Garden, promising to send “thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting vandalism and the wanton destruction of property.” Concurrently, at about 6:45 p.m. local time, law enforcement officials acted without warning to disrupt a peaceful protest by sending canisters of tear gas and smoke bombs into the crowd, as well as firing rubber bullets and pepper balls. This caused the crowd to flee and provided the president with his perfect photo-op at St. John's Church near the White House. One of the people who was on the scene is our own Nicole Roussell, producer for the Sputnik show Loud & Clear. She joins us to discuss Monday night's events."Clashes between police and the public intensified Monday night, as largely peaceful daytime protests descended into violence and chaos after dark even with the imposition of widespread curfews and National Guard deployments," the Washington Post reported Tuesday. What's really going on here?Trump's pledge on Monday night to deploy the US military against demonstrators protesting the killing of George Floyd means he's threatening to employ the Insurrection Act of 1807, which hasn't been invoked since 1992. "The police chief of Louisville, Kentucky, has been fired after officials discovered two police officers involved in [the] fatal shooting of a man during a protest over George Floyd's death had not activated their body cameras," CNN reported Monday. One thing that is very interesting to me is that the spark for the protest is the extrajudicial killing, if not lynching, of Floyd by Minneapolis police. Furthermore, the New York Times reported Saturday that anger over the killing of African-American medical worker Breonna Taylor in Louisville by police "has also been growing, driving tense demonstrations in that city." Police officers in Richmond, Virginia, used tear gas on protesters on Monday night near a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, of all things. In Atlanta, Georgia, officers have also been disciplined for excessive use of force.GUESTS:Nicole Roussell — Sputnik producer and news analyst. Dr. Ajamu Baraka — Journalist, American political activist and former Green Party nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election. Margaret Kimberly — Editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of the book "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents." Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM; Pan-Africanist; internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five; and organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People.

It's Friday, so that means it's panel time.We find ourselves being bombarded by an anti-China narrative from a number of different angles: COVID-19, the implementation of 5G, the Belt and Road Initiative, currency manipulation, trade imbalances and more. In an interview with the Fox Business Network that was broadcast Thursday, US President Donald Trump "floated the idea that the United States 'could cut off the whole relationship' with China in the aftermath of the pandemic, in reference to discussions over the lingering trade differences between both countries," the Washington Post reported Friday. Where are we with China right now? Is this the beginning of a new Cold War?In a recent piece for the Black Agenda Report on Julian Assange and George Jackson, Patrick Anderson writes, “Because Jackson was a revolutionary Marxist who advocated armed revolutionary violence to take over the state and Assange is a cypherpunk anarchist who advocates technology-supported non-violence to curtail state power, it may seem that the two activists have little in common. But by understanding Assange and WikiLeaks through the lens of George Jackson's revolutionary philosophy, we can better appreciate how both Jackson and Assange dedicated themselves to challenging the US Empire in the name of self-determination for all peoples of the world." What does all of this mean?In Netfa Freeman's Wednesday Black Agenda Report piece, co-authored with Tunde Osazua and entitled "First Somali Congressperson Legitimizes AFRICOM and US Drone War," he states, "United States representatives, no matter their racial or ethnic backgrounds, appear unable to perceive the inherent white supremacy in the notion that the US has some altruistic responsibility to police the continent of Africa with military troops and supervisors. As a result, 'people of color,' such as the Somali-'American' Congresswoman IIhan Omar, provide political and moral cover to the presence of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the dubious claims about 'US interests' on the continent." What's going on here?"This past Friday, May 8, the US Labor Dept. released its latest jobless figures. The official report was 20 million more unemployed and an unemployment rate of 14.7%. Both mainstream and progressive media reported the numbers," Dr. Jack Rasmus wrote in a Monday piece on his website. "But those numbers, as horrendous as they are, represent a gross underestimation of the jobless situation in America!" It is perplexing why so many progressives continue to simply parrot the official figures."Trump told reporters gathered in the Cabinet Room of the White House that he was 'surprised' by [Dr. Anthony] Fauci's warning during Senate testimony this week that states should be careful about sending children back to school. 'To me it's not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to school,' the president said," Common Dreams reported Thursday. "'This is a disease that attacks age, and it attacks health,' Trump continued. 'But with the young children, I mean, and students ... just take a look at the statistics. It's pretty amazing ... I think that they should open the schools, absolutely.'" This comes as the California State University system, the largest in the US, announced Tuesday that it is closing campuses for most for in-person instruction this fall."GOP senators worry Trump, COVID-19 could cost them their majority," reads a Monday headline in The Hill. The article says, "Senate Republicans looking at polls showing GOP incumbents losing ground are concerned that the Trump administrations handling of the pandemic has put their majority in danger. The two biggest criticisms of the administration that GOP lawmakers express privately are that his administration took too long to deploy coronavirus tests and that the president's statements and demeanor have been too cavalier or flippant. The biggest headwind Republicans face this fall is the faltering national economy, which now has a 14.7 percent unemployment rate, according to a Friday [May 8] report by the Labor Department." It's hard to put a spin on the pandemic's death toll."The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed in late March, included $30 billion for education institutions turned upside down by the pandemic shutdowns, about $14 billion for higher education, $13.5 billion to elementary and secondary schools, and the rest for state governments," the New York Times reported Friday. US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos "has used $180 million of those dollars to encourage states to create 'microgrants' that parents of elementary and secondary school students can use to pay for educational services, including private school tuition. She has directed school districts to share millions of dollars designated for low-income students with wealthy private schools," the Times continued, also noting that "House Democrats included language in a stimulus bill set for a vote on Friday that would limit Ms. DeVos's ability to use about $58 billion in additional education relief for K-12 school districts for private schools."We've got these stories and more!GUESTS:Caleb Maupin — Journalist and political analyst who focuses his coverage on US foreign policy.Patrick D. Anderson — Visiting assistant professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University. His research focuses on anticolonialism, Black radical philosophy and the connections between technology, ethics and imperialism. He also contributes to Black Agenda Report.Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM; Pan-Africanist; internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five; and organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People. Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War."Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression."

There are some people in the Trump administration who are encouraged by positive data showing fewer COVID-19 coronavirus deaths than previously projected and are working behind the scenes to help the president to reopen America on May 1. That will be consistent with the end of the White House's "30 Days to Slow the Spread" guidelines. Is this good science? Is this good sense?According a recent video for The Grayzone by Anya Parampil, in Haiti's fight against coronavirus, "some estimates suggest up to 800,000 Haitians may die as a result of the disease, as the country's health infrastructure has been gutted by US-allied, neoliberal governments which have controlled the country since 2004." What's really going on in Haiti?A Wednesday headline in The Grayzone reads: "Billionaire-backed Human Rights Watch lobbies for lethal US sanctions on leftist governments as Covid crisis rages." According to the article, many non-governmental organizations and international human rights groups are really covers for neocolonial, internationalist governments. How concerned should we be?Matt Sledge writes in a Thursday piece for The Intercept, “Throughout the South, Republican governors have followed President Donald Trump's lead in resisting economic restrictions and orders to stay home. Meanwhile, mayors and local leaders, most of them Democrats, have heeded warnings from public health experts ... to shut their cities down anyway.” Is this an accurate description?GUESTS:Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War."Dahoud Andre — Haitian activist who works with the Free Haiti Movement.Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM; Pan-Africanist; internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five; and organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People. Dr. Emmitt Riley — Political scientist and assistant professor of Africana Studies at DePauw University.

Is it possible that Donald Trump could be twice impeached and as Shawn Blackmon from By Any Means Necessary said, and still remain president? House Counsel Douglas Letter said in a filing in federal court that a second impeachment could be necessary if the House uncovers new evidence that Trump attempted to obstruct investigations of his conduct. From the ridiculous to the sublime than 100-year history. What are we to make of this? China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to work together to promote dialogue between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said today following a summit between the three countries in China. Should the US be concerned that it's failed diplomacy can have larger ramifications?Venezuela has arrested 11 people in connection with a weekend raid of a remote military outpost in southern Bolivar state, but some suspects have fled across the border to Brazil with stolen weapons, President Nicolas Maduro yesterday. Is this an issue that we should really be paying attention to?Defense Secretary Mark Esper is considering pulling U.S. troops from West Africa as part of a plan to shift deployments of the approximately 200,000 American forces stationed abroad. Under consideration is a plan to abandon a recently built $110 million drone base in Niger, and end assistance to French forces battling militants in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. What does this signal? Eugene Craig III — Republican strategist, former vice-chair of the Maryland Republican Party and grassroots activist. Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." Mark Sleboda — International affairs and security analyst. Nino Pagliccia — Activist and freelance writer based in Vancouver. A retired researcher from the University of British Columbia, Canada, Pagliccia is a Venezuelan-Canadian who follows and writes about international relations with a focus on the Americas, and is also the editor of the book “Cuba Solidarity in Canada – Five Decades of People-to-People Foreign Relations.” Yves Engler — Montreal-based writer and political activist. In addition to his 10 books, Engler's writings have appeared in the alternative media and in mainstream publications such as The Globe and Mail and Toronto Star. Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pan-Africanist, internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People.

Ralph welcomes legendary trial lawyer, Martin Garbus, who discusses his book “North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five.” Plus Ralph answers your questions!

Ralph welcomes legendary trial lawyer, Martin Garbus, who discusses his book “North of Havana: The Untold Story of Dirty Politics, Secret Diplomacy, and the Trial of the Cuban Five.” Plus Ralph answers your questions!

Defense Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, putting an end to the conflict between US President Donald Trump and the military's top brass over the fate of Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher, who was accused of war crimes in Iraq. What signals are being sent by the president's actions? Gallagher, a Navy SEAL, was acquitted of murder in the stabbing death of an Daesh militant captive but convicted of posing with the corpse while in Iraq in 2017. Gallagher was demoted from chief petty officer to petty officer first class after his conviction by a military jury. Trump, however, restored Gallagher's rank this month. This past Wednesday, the Navy notified Gallagher that he would face a Navy SEAL review board to determine if he should be allowed to remain in the elite force. There appears to be some conflict between the president and others in his administration.Confirming ideologically conservative judges has been a top priority for Senate Republicans. So, while many of us have been focused on the impeachment hearings, the Trump administration has flipped two appeals courts to having majorities of Republican-appointed judges: the 11th and 2nd circuit courts, meaning GOP appointees now outnumber Democrat appointees on most of the nation's circuit courts. Is this a concern, and if so, how big of a concern is it?In a great story for MintPress, Alan MacLeod writes: "Facing increased resistance to its rule, the new 'transition' government of Jeanine Añez in Bolivia has begun to purge and censor potential threats to its authority, including in the media." What does this say about the resistance, and are there similarities between what Añez is doing in Bolivia and what Trump espouses?GUESTS:Robert Fantina — Pro-Palestine activist, peace and human rights leader, journalist and author of "Essays on Palestine." Leslie Proll — Civil rights lawyer, advisor to the NAACP on judicial nominations, former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund policy director and former Alabama director of the US Department of Transportation. Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pan-Africanist, internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People.

"Russell Vought, a [White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick] Mulvaney protege who leads the White House Office of Management and Budget, intends a concerted defiance of congressional subpoenas in coming days, and two of his subordinates will follow suit — simultaneously proving their loyalty to the president and creating a potentially critical firewall regarding the alleged use of foreign aid to elicit political favors from a US ally," the Washington Post reported Sunday. This happens as House of Representatives impeachment investigators begin to take their work into the public eye: on Monday, the House released transcripts of private testimonies by former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and diplomat Michael McKinley, who advised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. And what's really interesting to me is a federal appeals panel said on Monday that President Donald Trump's accounting firm must turn over eight years of his personal and corporate tax returns to Manhattan prosecutors. The appeals court said the president's accounting firm, not Trump himself, was subpoenaed for the documents, so it did not matter whether presidents have immunity.In Chile, there's a revolt against neoliberalism that corporate American media is refusing to cover. Alan MacLeod writes in MintPress News: “'We are at war with a powerful, relentless enemy that respects nothing nor anyone' thundered Chilean President Sebastian Piñera during a speech to the nation, deliberately echoing the infamous catchphrase of fascist military dictator Augusto Pinochet. The 'enemy' he was referencing were Chilean citizens, more than 1 million of them taking to the streets Friday afternoon in a revolt against the neoliberal system Piñera was implementing against their will, demanding his resignation." In October 2018, when Jair Bolsonaro became president of Brazil after one of the most polarizing elections in the country's history, he called himself a "defender of freedom" and said his government would protect citizens who "follow their duties and respect the laws." How are these neoliberal politicians taking hold and carrying the day? "Hundreds gathered this weekend to mark the 40th anniversary of the Greensboro massacre, when 40 Ku Klux Klansmen and American Nazis opened fire on an anti-Klan demonstration in Greensboro, North Carolina, killing five anti-racist activists in a span of 88 seconds," Democracy Now! reported Monday. "Those killed were members of the Communist Workers' Party. Ten other activists were injured. No one was convicted in the massacre, but a jury did find the Greensboro police liable for cooperating with the Ku Klux Klan in a wrongful death. Local pastors in Greensboro are now calling on the City Council to issue an apology for the events that led to the 1979 killing." Many call this the massacre that spawned the alt-right. What was this, how are its repercussions being felt today, and why is this not getting more coverage?GUESTS:Dave Lindorff — Investigative reporter and founder of the news collective This Can't Be Happening! Dr. Ajamu Baraka — Journalist, American political activist and former Green Party nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2016 election.Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pan-Africanist, internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People.

The Trump administration has officially labeled China a “currency manipulator” after the Chinese central bank allowed the renminbi to fall below a key threshold, marking a dramatic escalation in the trade war between the two economic powers. This comes as US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about the trade war with China, while his top economic aide said the US president was committed to negotiations with Beijing after labeling the country a currency manipulator. The US Treasury designation is seen by analysts as a largely symbolic move that will serve as a political justification for more tariffs. As I understand it, there's a clear definition of currency manipulation that has three elements, and China at this point only meets one.Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigned Friday, as promised, clearing the way for veteran politician Pedro Pierluisi to be sworn in as his replacement. The down-to-the-wire maneuvering risked political chaos and sowed bitterness and pessimism among Puerto Ricans about the fate of their island, which has been battered by years by bankruptcy and Hurricane Maria in 2017, one of the worst natural disasters in US history. However, I don't think it's that simple. The US is imposing a total economic embargo against Venezuela. Trump made the announcement Monday that an executive order will freeze all government assets unless exempted, like funds used to provide humanitarian aid. The embargo expands already tough sanctions Washington has leveled against the South American nation, which has been embroiled in a political and economic crisis for months. Trump singled out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling him illegitimate and an abuser of human rights. The US and several other allies recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the rightful president. What's really going on here?GUESTS:Linwood Tauheed — Associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." Dr. Adriana Garriga-López — Chair of and associate professor in the Anthropology and Sociology Department at Kalamazoo College, and associate faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM. Pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People.

According to Haaretz, shocking exit polls destroyed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hopes of an easy victory in the Israeli election Tuesday. The exit polls published immediately after voting ended were contradictory: in some, Netanyahu's rival for the premiership, Benny Gantz, held a clear lead, while others showed the two candidates virtually tied. Most importantly, however, after tallying up the exit polls results for the numerous small parties in the race, it was clear that neither leader would be able to easily assemble a majority sufficient for a ruling coalition among the right- and left-wing blocs, although the numbers do favor the right. What's going in Israel? US Attorney General Bill Barr says he expects to be ready to release the redacted Mueller report within a week. In a House of Representatives hearing Tuesday, Barr said he is working to make as much of the report public as he can. Barr stressed that special counsel Robert Mueller played no role in crafting his four-page summary to Congress last month. He said he gave Mueller a chance to review the summary letter, and Mueller declined. Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) criticized Barr's summary and said Congress and the American people need to see the full, unredacted report. In our last segment, we will analyze two stories. The first comes out of an article in The Intercept, titled "As Black Activists Protested Police Killings, Homeland Security Worried They Might Join ISIS." The other story deals with Facebook and Google facing tough questions over white nationalism. Facebook and Google on Tuesday sought to reassure lawmakers that they are cracking down on white nationalism and extremist content online in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. With the US history of COINTELPRO, the FBI's counterintelligence surveillance program that focused on civil and human rights activists during the 1950s and '60s, I see a bit of hypocrisy here!GUESTS: Nicole Roussell — Producer for Loud & Clear on Sputnik News. Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War." Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM. Pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People. Brian Williams — Co-founder and partner at Wayne and Reed, a tech consultancy and venture builder.

After Rahm Emanuel announced he would not seek another term as Chicago's mayor, the field of would-be replacements seemed to grow by the day. Lori Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor who had never held elected office, often seemed an afterthought in a mounting list of prominent names. Yet on Tuesday, voters sided with Lightfoot by an overwhelming margin, handing her a resounding victory as she prepares to become the first African-American woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago's mayor.Ministers of foreign affairs from NATO countries are attending events and holding meetings in Washington, DC, Wednesday and Thursday this week in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the alliance's founding. The NATO anniversary also coincides with the 51st anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who stood for peace and nonviolent resistance. It is also the 52nd anniversary of his "Beyond Vietnam: Time to Break the Silence" speech, in which Dr. King decried “the giant triplets of racism, materialism and militarism.” The Coalition Against US Foreign Military Bases joins in the calls to action made by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), World BEYOND War and Black Alliance for Peace, and urges movements to come together to protest and educate the public about the destructive nature of NATO and call for a just, peaceful and sustainable world. Most people who know anything about NATO see it as a benign peacekeeping organization. Created in 1949 by the United States, Canada and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union, NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. The Coalition calls for a mass mobilization to protest the meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) planned for Thursday.A recent article in MintPress News, "Saudi Siege of Yemen's al-Durayhimi as Devastating as WWII Siege of Leningrad," states, "At least 7,000 civilians remain trapped in Southern Hodeida's al-Durayhimi district by Saudi-led Coalition forces, in what has become a de facto eight-month siege amid Yemen's broader humanitarian crisis. Conditions in al-Durayhimi are dire, as civilians endure an acute shortage of food and the spread of disease and epidemics. Without humanitarian corridors, local authorities, humanitarian organizations, and ambulance crews have been left unable to evacuate the wounded. The roads leaving al-Durayhimi are rife with danger thanks to the seemingly endless barrage of coalition rocket and artillery attacks, making it difficult to smuggle food and medicine into the district." Will the US Congress reclaim its power through the War Powers Act and cease the US aid to the Saudi-led Coalition? GUESTS:Melanie Campbell — Executive director and chief executive officer of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, a nonpartisan civic engagement organization based in Washington, DC. Netfa Freeman — Host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM. Pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer intimately involved with political prisoners' causes, from Mumia Abu Jamal to the Cuban Five, and an organizer with Family & Friends of Incarcerated People. Elisabeth Myers — Editor-in-chief of Inside Arabia.

Operation Market Garden - the failed attempt to end the war against Hitler; plus, a deadly nuclear accident in Brazil, the film of the Battle of Algiers, the last regular steam train to run in Britain and one of the Cuban Five jailed in America for spying for Fidel Castro. (Photo: Allied planes and parachutists over Arnhem, Getty Images)

Five Cuban spies were arrested in Miami by the FBI in September 1998. After a controversial trial, they were given lengthy jail sentences. The last of the five was released in December 2014 as part of a prisoner swap for an American intelligence officer. Mike Lanchin has been speaking to one of the Cubans, Rene Gonzalez, who was released in 2011. (Photo: Portraits of the Cuban Five. Credit: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

Introducing the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee Listen now: Gloria La Riva, who long served as the National Coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, introduces the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee....

Introducing the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee Listen now: Gloria La Riva, who long served as the National Coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, introduces the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee....

On today’s episode of Loud & Clear, Shawn Garcia, Executive Director of Revolutionary Fitness; Gloria La Riva, who was the Coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five; and Greg Cruz, an activist who will soon be traveling to Puerto Rico to take part in relief efforts, join the show.In our first hour, we discuss the crisis in Puerto Rico. After the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, there are dire shortages of essential goods and services. On top of this, Puerto Rico is still suffocating under a mountain of debt and the colonial status imposed on it by the United States. The far right Alternative for Germany has made a breakthrough in last week’s election, securing nearly 13 percent of the vote and entering parliament. What’s behind the party’s stunning rise and deep internal divisions? Marcel Joppa, a journalist and Sputnik News analyst, talks about the issue.Incumbent Republican Senator Luther Strange has been defeated in a landslide by far right challenger Roy Moore in the Alabama primary election. What does it mean for Trump, McConnell, and the future of politics in the United States? Ray Baker, the host of the podcast Public Agenda, discusses this development.The Venezuelan opposition has broken off talks with the government that were being held in the Dominican Republic, just weeks ahead of crucial regional elections. Lucas Koerner, a Caracas-based activist and writer for VenezuelAnalysis.com, joins the show.Saudi Arabia’s government has announced that it will legally permit women to drive for the first time following years of protest. But horrific restrictions on women’s rights still persist in this close ally of the United States. Catherine Shakdam, a political analyst and author, talks about this issue

Guests today include Fernando Gonzalez, one of the Cuban Five who spent more than 15 years in U.S. prisons; Luis Moron of ICAP; Gloria La Riva of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee and attorney Julie Felix. La Riva and Felix traveled to Cuba from California to take part in the memorial ceremonies for Fidel. Our Radio Sputnik team is in Cuba covering the funeral and days of mourning, we will get insight from Cuba on the legacy of this giant of history and the future of the country he led.

THE REAL STORY OF THE CUBAN FIVERichard welcomes  STEPHEN KIMBER, a university professor of the school of Journalism and the author of "What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five."PART TWO - ALIENS FROM HELLRichard talks with FREEMAN FLY, an independent producer on how the occult affects us all. He has made 100's of hours of documentaries on the Illuminati's use of the "Dark Arts" in politics, movies, and music. Learn what you need to know to keep your family safe from mind control. Learn the true meaning of symbols around you. Witness "High Profile Rituals" being performed. Has Satan removed his disguise? This is where the esoteric meets the political.

THE REAL STORY OF THE CUBAN FIVERichard welcomes

On tonight's program we bring you a commentary on the Cuban Five, an update on the federal appeals court case to lift the ban on Mexican American Studies in Tucson, poetry, music from Alejandro y Maria Laura and an interview with Latino Outdoors! Tune in!

This week, Latin Pulse looks at the historic decision of the United States and Cuba to normalize diplomatic relations.  After more than a half-century of tensions and embargoes, the next steps for Cuba are the central focus of this program.  The program also includes analysis of the human rights situation in the country and debates the effectiveness of democracy-building programs initiated by the United States.  The news segment of the program looks at the onset of recession in Venezuela and the reaction of the government to the economic problems.The program includes an in-depth interview with:Eric Hershberg of American University's Center for Latin American and Latino Studies (CLALS); andPhil Peters of the Cuba Resource Center.  Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.(To download or stream this podcast, click here click here.)(To see a set list of songs used in the production of this program, please go here.)  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaembargoCubabusinessRaul CastrodiplomacydemocracyUnited Statespoliticspolitical prisonersespionageBarack ObamaeconomicsAngel CarromeroLadies in WhiteDissidentsAlan GrossCuban Five Oswaldo PayáAron ModigRepublican PartySanctions Venezuelahuman rightsrecessionoiltradeconservativesUSAIDSpainrepressionpovertyhuman rightsintelligence servicesMarco RubioJeff FlakeRand PaulU.S. SenateU.S. CongressHarold Ceperofree speechU.S. State DepartmentRolando Sarraff Trujillo

Recently, President Obama reestablished relationship with Cuba with the freeing of the remaining Cuban Five, and prisoner exchange. We will discuss the meaning of this possible historic event? 

On this week's La Raza Chronicles, hear a report straight from Cuba on what people on the island are saying about historic changes in U.S. relations, we'll also check in with advocates that fought for the release of the Cuban Five. Nina Serrano will share her poem, Black Lives Matter and we'll hear a conversation between poets Mamacoatl and Alameda poet laureate, Mary Rudge on Ave Maria. All this, and much more.

Guest: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, executive director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) appears on the show to discuss the release of three of the last members of the "Cuban Five," who were serving prison sentences in the United States. She talks about this victory for activists who had organized for their release. She also highlights what made the five Cuban spies political prisoners and discusses the larger context in which their case unfolded over the past couple of decades. Discussion: Rania Khalek and Kevin Gosztola talk some more about the shift in US policy toward Cuba. A story of police brutality involving a SWAT Team in and around Houston, Texas, is highlighted, and the results of a torture poll is discussed as well.       

In this special edition of Latin Pulse, we dip into the holiday spirit, literally, by exploring the spirit of tequila.  The program includes an in-depth discussion of the business and economics surrounding the trade of tequila and how the taste for tequila has changed, propelled by the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  The program also includes a tasting and discussion of top shelf tequilas. The news segment of the program looks at the historic proposal this week worked out between the Cuban and U.S. governments regarding discussions of normalizing diplomatic relations after more than 53 years of conflict.The program includes an in-depth interview with:Ramses Armendariz of Webster University.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.)(To see a set list of songs used in the production of this program, please go here.)  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericatequilaCubaBusinessNAFTAmicro-distillersMexicoUnited StatesCuervoDon JulioBacardiBarack ObamadiplomacyalcoholAgaveJaliscoAlan GrossCuban Five Cuervo Reserva de la Familiatradealcoholic beverageswhiskey bourbonCanadamezcalDiageoeconomicsbeer

This week, Latin Pulse puts its focus back on Cuba as Alan Gross, an imprisoned U.S. citizen passed the five year mark of his incarceration on the island.  The program includes an in-depth interview analyzing the Gross case and what it means for U.S.-Cuba relations.  The program also looks at the modern history of secret negotiations between the U.S. and Cuba and how those negotiations have subtly changed policy.  The news segment of the program looks at the resumption of peace talks in Colombia after the release of a general held captive by rebels. The program includes in-depth interviews with:Phil Peters of the Cuba Research Center; andBill LeoGrande of American University.Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Producer: Jim Singer; andAssociate Producer: Gabriela Canchola.(To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 42 MB.) podcastnewsLatin AmericaCubaimmigrationAlan GrossdiplomacyespionageColombiaUnited StatesinternetnegotiationsUSAIDdemocracycivil warpeace negotiationsRussiaUnited StatesimmigrationBarack Obama Africapoliticsmediahealth issues embargoCuban Five Fidel Castro Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Bill Clinton Carlos Salinas Jimmy Carter Radio Marti John Kennedy Lyndon Johnson Juan Manuel Santos George W. Bush Gabriel Garcia Marquez George H. W. Bush

For decades, groups based in Miami, Florida have launched literally hundreds of terrorist attacks against the Cuban people and Cuban Nationals. These include bombings, assassinations, and particularly boatloads of weapons sent to Cuba to be used against its citizens. It is estimated that at least 3,478 people have died, and 2,009 have been injured as a direct result of these acts of terrorism. [3] The Cuban government, quite reasonably, sought to thwart such attacks. Five Cuban Intelligence officers: Gerardo Hernández, Antonio Guerrero, Ramón Labañino, Fernando González, and René González were dispatched to infiltrate and monitor these Miami-based groups to protect their countrymen. They did succeed in uncovering some of these plots. On September 12, 1998, these men were arrested and indicted on a charge of Espionage Conspiracy. [4] They were sentenced to lengthy prison sentences including 17 months in solitary confinement! Supporters of the Five argue that the trial which indicted the men was fundamentally unfair, that they have been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment and that the prosecution was politically motivated. Two of the Five,  Fernando Gonzalez, and René Gonzalez have been freed, but the other three remain locked up. One of the men, Gerardo Hernandez, faces TWO life sentences plus a fifteen year sentence on top of that. In this episode of the Global Research News Hour, special guest interviewer Lesley Hughes interviews Gloria La Riva, an organizer with the National Committee to Free the Five (quoted above) and the first of the five to be freed, René González. President Obama, YES YOU CAN free the Cuban Five! People wishing to get involved in current and ongoing solidarity efforts to free the Cuban Five, or who merely wish for more background are encouraged to visit the following sites: www.freethefive.org www.theCubanFive.org There are also two important books on the subject:  Letters of Love and Hope: The Story of the Cuban Five with an Introduction by Alice Walker [5] What Lies Across the Water: The Real Story of the Cuban Five by Stephen Kimber [6]

In September 1998 five Cuban spies were arrested in Miami by the FBI. After a controversial trial, they were given lengthy jail sentences. Three of them are still in American prisons. Witness speaks to one of the Cubans, Rene Gonzalez, who was released in 2011. (Photo: Portraits of the Cuban Five. Credit: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)

Africa On The Move is a part of the Pan-African Movement. It  seeks to be a voice for Africa and the African diaspora. We speak truth to power, justice over peace and liberty to enslavement. Come and join us on Sundays evening at 7pm est. by listerning in at 323-679- 0841. This program will highlight and discuss the 'Case of the Cuban Five: The 5 Heroes & Their Struggle.' Our panel includes Banbose Shango;AAPRP(GC), Haki; African Awareness Assoc. & Netfa Freeman; Inta'l Committee of Freeing the Five.  

Our panelists for tonght's progam will be Brother Haki; African Awareness Assoc., Brother Netfa Freeman; Inta'l Committee For The Feedom of the Cuban Five, Sistah Erzili Danto;Haiti Lawyer Leadership Network and Brother Africa, your host. We will be continuing our series on African Liberation Day (ALD) 2014, with its theme emphasis on smashing neo-colonialist intelligencia. You may call in to listen or discuss the various issues that are affecting Africa and African people by dialing (323) 679-0841 or go online.

Jenny Holzer är en av världens mest kända och anlitade konstnärer. Texten är hennes främsta uttrycksmedel och redan på 70-talet skrev hon sina första Truismer; påståenden om världen, våld, och maktförhållanden. Då illegalt uppklistrade affischer runtom Manhattan, sedan dess har budskapen spridits över världen i form av ljusprojektioner, elektroniska skyltar. Idag är det framför allt USAs krig mot terrorismen och tidigare hemligstämpat materia som är hennes utgångspunkt. Kosmos Cecilia Blomberg har träffat Jenny Holzer i Los Angeles. Och så har frilansjournalisten Ric Wasserman mött den prisbelönta amerikanska dokumentärfilmare Saul Landau som är aktuell med filmen Will the real terrorist please stand up. På Kalmar konstmuseum visas utställningen "A Complicated Relation" med samtida verk av konstnärer från östra Europa. Fredrik Wadström har varit där. Programledare Anneli Dufva. Jenny Holzer är en av världens mest kända och anlitade konstnärer. Texten är hennes främsta uttrycksmedel och redan på 70-talet skrev hon sina första Truisms; påståenden om världen, våld, och maktförhållanden. Då var det på illegalt uppklistrade affischer runtom Manhattan, sedan dess har budskapen spridits över världen i form av ljusprojektioner och elektroniska skyltar, men också huggits in i sten och finns även här i Sverige på Wanås slott i Skåne. Efter den 11 september har Jenny Holzer helt fokuserat på kriget mot terrorismen och på de övergrepp USA begått i sin kamp för en säkrare värld.  Texterna skriver hon inte längre själv, utan hon arbetar utifrån tidigare hemligstämplat material. Hon har gjort målningar och ännu fler textprojektioner och ljusskyltar med alltifrån bilder av planerade bombräder i Bagdad, till militärförhör och dokument om tortyr i fängelser som Abu Ghraib och Guantanamo. Kosmos Cecilia Blomberg fick en intervju med konstens dolda världskändis - på ett hotellrum i Santa Monica i Los Angeles. På utställningen Helvete, som öppnade nu i veckan på Liljevalchs konsthall i Stockholm, kan man se flera av Jenny Holzers verk. Bland andra Torso, från 2007, ett av de verk som bygger på autentiska brottsstycken från rapporter om enskilda soldaters brott och straff i Mellanöstern. Och så har frilansjournalisten Ric Wasserman mött den prisbelönta amerikanska dokumentärfilmare Saul Landau som är aktuell med filmen Will the real terrorist please stand up. Filmen berättar om de så kallade Cuban Five - kubanska agenter som försökte att stoppa terroristattacker mot Kuba som var organiserade av anti-Castro grupper i Miami - men som själva fängslades i USA 2001 och dömdes för terrorism. På Kalmar konstmuseum visas just nu utställningen A Complicated Relation med samtida verk av konstnärer från östra Europa. Temat är kulturens roll i samhället och konstens möjligheter att påverka demokratiprocessen i auktoritära samhällen. Fredrik Wadström har träffat konstnärer från forna Sovjetunionen, bland andra den ryska radikala konstnärsgruppen Voina och vitryska Marina Naprushkina som skapat Byrån För Anti-propaganda. Programledare: Anneli Dufva Producent: Marie Liljedahl

RADIO LUCHA | ¡Q-VOLE RAZA! PODCAST #3 | 07.20.11 HOSTED BY: Francisco Romero GUESTS: Alicia Jrapko (International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five) and Raúl Al-qaraz Ochoa (Tucson Arizona community organizer) PRODUCED BY: Luis Moreno http://razapressassociation.org newswire@razapressassociation.org

We will be talking to Peter Clark of LP DOC Chapter Albuquerque, NM for the Freedom of Leonard Peltier.

We will be talking to Peter Clark of LP DOC Chapter Albuquerque, NM for the Freedom of Leonard Peltier.

Today we'll be speaking to Alicia Jrapko, the United States Coordinator of the Internat'l Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five based in Oakland, CA. The artist and his four brothers are serving long sentences. He is serving a life sentences in Florence, Colorado. Visit www.thecuban5.org "Original paintings by Antonio Guerrero Exhibit opens Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:30 PM at La Pena Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. The keynote speaker is Alice Walker, novelist, poet and author of prologue to "Letter of Love and Hope, the Story of the Cuban Five. There will be remarks by Gayle McLaughlin, Mayor of Richmond , California, along with music, an excerpt from the video "Against the Silence." Donations at the door $10 - $20 sliding scale. We are hoping to speak to Rea Dol, who is with a coalition of grassroots women's organizations in Haiti and also director of a school in Port-au-Prince before she returns home this weekend. She was in the San Francisco Bay Area last week. We close the show with an interview with one of my favorite artists, musicians, writers--Lewis Jordan, who has a string of events this week and spread throughout the month. He is also faculty at St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA. Lewis Jordan with "Music at Large... music/poetry... begins next week. Each evening he says guest can "expect passion, energy and feel "a healing force" beginning Thursday, August 13, 7:00, at Velma's Blues 'n' Jazz Club, 2246 Jerrold Ave., San Francisco, (415) 824-4606; continuing the next day, Friday, August 14, 8:00, $12 at the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, 1616 Franklin St., Oakland (510) 836-4649, and then closing out the suite, Wednesday, August 26, 8:00, $10, at Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, (510) 841-5299. You don't want to miss this anointing. If Rea is not available we will have a prerecorded interview with Beth Toni Kruvant, director of "Heart of Stone" which screens at the JCCSF Aug. 8, 4:45 PM.